Wagner Group: The leader of the mutinous Russian private militia Yevgeny Prigozhin will move to neighboring country of Belarus and will not face any prosecution. On Saturday, Prigozhin ordered a march of his troops on Moscow in an open act of defiance against the Russian military leadership. The crisis presented the biggest challenge to rule of President Vladimir Putin in his more than two decades of leadership. The charges against Yevgeny Prigozhin for instigating a rebellion will be dropped and he will move to Belarus, the Kremlin said on Saturday.
Wagner fighters avoid prosecution as well
The Wagner troops who joined Yevgeny Prigohzin in armed rebellion will also not face prosecution for their act. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said to AFP “Avoiding bloodshed, internal confrontation, and clashes with unpredictable results was the highest goal.” He also stated that the Wagner fighters who did not take part in the uprising will be offered contracts by the defense ministry. The deal was brokered by Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko who is amongst the closest international allies of Vladimir Putin.
Turnaround to avoid “shedding Russian blood.”
Prigozhin stated that the decision to halt the march on Moscow and the move to turnaround his forces was taken to avoid “shedding Russian blood.” He announced his decision when his toops were a mere 200 kilometers from reaching Moscow. Prigozhin did not say whether his demands of ousting Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu was met. Following his announcement a deal was brokered by President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus in which security guarantees were provided to Wagner troops. Kremline spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that the specifications of deal are “exclusive prerogative of the commander in chief.”
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